Rum · Matanzas (Cárdenas)

Arechabala Distillery / Havana Club origin

Confiscated distillery — original Havana Club (1934)

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Scale

150-acre complex; created Havana Club

Status

Seized Jan 1 1960; rights sold to Bacardi 1994-95

Sector

Rum

Province

Matanzas (Cárdenas)

Coordinates

23.037, -81.206

Layer

Layer 2 · Atlas

Notes

Centerpiece trademark dispute; courts upheld Cuba's renewal 2025-26.

Helms-Burton · confiscated property

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Original owner (1960)

José Arechabala S.A.

1972 certified value

uncertified; sold to Bacardi

Current claim-holder

Bacardi (rights)

Certified (FCSC)

No — uncertified

Title III status

Havana Club trademark war: Bacardi (US) vs Pernod/Cubaexport (world)

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Sources: Wikipedia · Reuters

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